Senior Legal Expert

Mercor
San Francisco, CA
Job Description
Role Overview

As a Senior Legal Expert, you will evaluate legal knowledge work tasks and AI model outputs, develop high-quality instruction specs, and design challenging legal tasks. You will work with the research team to build legal-specific skills and tools, and translate tacit legal judgment into explicit, teachable criteria. This is a fully remote position, with a required 40 hours/week commitment for 6 months.

What You Will Do

Evaluate legal knowledge work tasks and AI model outputs, develop high-quality instruction specs, design challenging legal tasks, and collaborate with the research team to build legal-specific skills and tools.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This position requires a Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school, 8-15 years of substantive post-qualification legal practice, and specialization in a substantive practice area. You must also have hands-on experience with large language models in professional work and reside in the Bay Area, California.

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
  • 8 to 15 years of substantive post-qualification legal practice
  • Current or past counsel, senior associate, senior in-house counsel, or Assistant General Counsel level
  • Specialization in a substantive practice area like corporate, litigation, regulatory, intellectual property, employment, or tax
  • Admission to at least one U.S. state bar, in good standing
  • Hands-on experience with large language models in professional work
  • Ability to commit to 40 hours per week for 6 months
  • Reside in the Bay Area, California

Benefits

  • W-2 employment with Cincinnatus LLC
  • Hourly contractor, paid weekly
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